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Norb reveals that his Goal in Life is to become a Lipizzaner Stallion, one of the famous Austrian prancing show horses. With Dag's help, Norb goes to Vienna and discovers the ups and downs of going for the impossible dream.


Tropes featured in this episode:

  • Drill Sergeant Nasty: Horsery Sergeant Goonther, He's even voiced by R. Lee Ermey, the Patron Saint of this trope.
  • Fleeting Passionate Hobbies: Dag gets a new "life-long dream" every couple of seconds.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Invoked, with Daggett taking on the role of Norbert's "crusty-but-lovable manager".
  • Reverse Psychology: Eventually, Dag tells Norb to just give up. Except he really means it! Norb just thinks Dag is using reverse psychology.
  • Shout-Out: There are more than a few references to the Rocky film series and Full Metal Jacket.
  • Torment by Annoyance: Dagget tries to wheedle Norbert's secret life-long dream out of him... by following Norb around and saying "wheedle" over and over again.
  • Training from Hell: Daggett puts Norbert through all sorts of bizarre training scenarios, like having the Vienna Boys' Choir shoot spitballs at him, or making him wrestle a rhinoceros.

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